gws-events▌
googleworkspace/cli · updated Apr 8, 2026
Real-time event streaming and subscription management for Google Workspace.
- ›Provides three core resource types: subscriptions (create, list, get, delete, patch, reactivate), operations (poll long-running tasks), and message/task streaming for real-time event delivery
- ›Includes helper commands for subscribing to Workspace events as NDJSON streams and renewing suspended subscriptions
- ›Requires Google Workspace authentication and the gws binary; use gws schema to inspect method parameters
events (v1)
PREREQUISITE: Read
../gws-shared/SKILL.mdfor auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, rungws generate-skillsto create it.
gws events <resource> <method> [flags]
Helper Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
+subscribe |
Subscribe to Workspace events and stream them as NDJSON |
+renew |
Renew/reactivate Workspace Events subscriptions |
API Resources
message
stream— SendStreamingMessage is a streaming call that will return a stream of task update events until the Task is in an interrupted or terminal state.
operations
get— Gets the latest state of a long-running operation. Clients can use this method to poll the operation result at intervals as recommended by the API service.
subscriptions
create— Creates a Google Workspace subscription. To learn how to use this method, see Create a Google Workspace subscription.delete— Deletes a Google Workspace subscription. To learn how to use this method, see Delete a Google Workspace subscription.get— Gets details about a Google Workspace subscription. To learn how to use this method, see Get details about a Google Workspace subscription.list— Lists Google Workspace subscriptions. To learn how to use this method, see List Google Workspace subscriptions.patch— Updates or renews a Google Workspace subscription. To learn how to use this method, see Update or renew a Google Workspace subscription.reactivate— Reactivates a suspended Google Workspace subscription. This method resets your subscription'sStatefield toACTIVE. Before you use this method, you must fix the error that suspended the subscription. This method will ignore or reject any subscription that isn't currently in a suspended state. To learn how to use this method, see Reactivate a Google Workspace subscription.
tasks
cancel— Cancel a task from the agent. If supported one should expect no more task updates for the task.get— Get the current state of a task from the agent.subscribe— TaskSubscription is a streaming call that will return a stream of task update events. This attaches the stream to an existing in process task. If the task is complete the stream will return the completed task (like GetTask) and close the stream.pushNotificationConfigs— Operations on the 'pushNotificationConfigs' resource
Discovering Commands
Before calling any API method, inspect it:
# Browse resources and methods
gws events --help
# Inspect a method's required params, types, and defaults
gws schema events.<resource>.<method>
Use gws schema output to build your --params and --json flags.
Discussion
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Ratings
4.4★★★★★34 reviews- ★★★★★Kiara Park· Dec 16, 2024
Registry listing for gws-events matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Dec 12, 2024
gws-events has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
- ★★★★★Daniel Li· Dec 4, 2024
Useful defaults in gws-events — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
- ★★★★★Daniel Srinivasan· Nov 23, 2024
I recommend gws-events for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
- ★★★★★Mateo Gill· Nov 15, 2024
gws-events has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
- ★★★★★Maya Chen· Nov 7, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: gws-events is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
- ★★★★★Kiara Malhotra· Oct 26, 2024
We added gws-events from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
- ★★★★★Anaya Zhang· Oct 14, 2024
gws-events reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
- ★★★★★Mateo Rao· Oct 6, 2024
Keeps context tight: gws-events is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
- ★★★★★Amelia Abebe· Sep 21, 2024
Registry listing for gws-events matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
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